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Topic started on 27-10-2009 @ 11:52 PM by Donnie Darko

Bay Bridge closed!


www.sfgate.com
(10-27) 21:12 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Three pieces of an emergency repair to the Bay Bridge's cantilever section made over Labor Day weekend snapped and crashed onto the upper deck of the span late Tuesday afternoon, striking three vehicles and forcing the indefinite closure of the region's busiest bridge.
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reply posted on 28-10-2009 @ 12:18 AM by jam321
reply to post by Zosynspiracy


I agree with you that we need to fix our infrastructure.

I agree with you that our infrastructure is falling apart.

I don't agree with you about fighting an unwinnable war. Any war can be won if the people commanding the war allows the war to be fought in a no holds bar manner. As of now, it is still up for debate whether Obama wants to win this war or not.

Back on topic, what part of the infrastructure do you think the fed is responsible and what part is the state/city/county responsible for?


reply posted on 28-10-2009 @ 12:43 AM by NoEXcUseS
Hey all, just my $.02, so here goes...

I live in Northern California and kept tabs on the news about this, the funny (read: ironic) thing about this is that these steel beams that fell off were from a section of bridge that was put in during an emergency repair over Labor Day weekend, just over a month ago now? Don't quite remember the date but it was a huge event in San Francisco to have the Bay Bridge closed, seeing as it runs across the bay from San Fran to Oakland. It caused huge traffic screw-ups across the city as large volumes of cars had to be diverted around the bridge. On top of this, the repair was mighty expensive, especially for a temporary fix, seeing as thats all it was.

Well apparently they rated that section a little too high, because pieces came crashing down!

This is going to have a HUGE impact on the lives of San Franciscans, imagine people's reactions who didn't watch the news or see warnings when they are on their daily commute to work tomorrow.

According to Wikipedia.org:
"... it carries approximately 270,000 vehicles per day on its two decks"
Source: en.wikipedia.org...

A little more info for anyone interested, as well as information for alternate routes, concerning any Bay Area residents:
Bay Bridge Info
511.org Traffic Info

On a final note, yes, America's infrastructure is crumbling around us. Many bridges were built during Roosevelt's era with the New Deal, in an attempt to pull us out of the Great Depression and on up to World War II. This makes the ages of many of these failing structures into their 60's and 70's, and these structures were only built with a life expectancy of 75 years. Their time is almost up, and with an utterly bankrupt state (not to mention country [not to mention world]), there are, sadly, going to be MANY more news stories such as this in the coming years, and they may not all be so casualty-free.

NEXUS



reply posted on 28-10-2009 @ 01:25 AM by RoofMonkey
Originally posted by Zosynspiracy
American infrastructure has gotten a D rating for years now. This is no surprise. All over the country bridges and roads are falling apart. One more reason why we should be spending money domestically fixing up our f'ing country instead of fighting an unwinnable war.



We do spend money domestically on infrastructure. The problem is that it gets earmarked for new projects like roads or airport upgrades... stuff that you can generally see... (that brings in the votes) but hardly ever for upkeep and maintenance.

Example:

Considered one of "the kings of pork" on Capitol Hill by taxpayer watchdog groups, the 19th-term Pennsylvania Democrat has piloted almost $200 million from Washington to Murtha airport. Much of the funding has come in the form of legislative earmarks that are attached to bills before Congress.

Taxpayer watchdogs have said earmarks -- often derided as "pork-barrel" spending -- are designed to fund congressional pet projects.

"[Murtha's] dumped in nearly $200 million into this project that has virtually no passengers. It's practically a museum piece," said Steve Ellis with the Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Murtha declined CNN's request for an interview. His staff issued a statement saying Murtha airport is vital infrastructure designed to "attract additional business" to the Johnstown area.


www.cnn.com...

Note: These are the same constituents that he referred to as rednecks... yet still they vote for him.




KJST flight statistics.

It has two runways... 4386 feet and 7003 feet.

flightaware.com...





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